God, isn’t the world such an insanely beautiful place? It’s a place forever wafted in front of us from the pages of magazines, the overwhelming onslaught of spring travel adverts and Other People’s Instagrams. I have a list of places to go. It started small, no point...

Get Warm, Stay Warm The base layer market has changed drastically in the last five years, especially with the boom in the merino wool market. But really…which base layers should you buy this season? Base layers were once the stuff of nightmares. Thick tights and...

‘Is it a vibrator?’ asked my friend over Whatsapp the day before she was due to visit me. I’d told her I had a NutriBullet. ‘No…it’s a smoothie maker!’ I’m not one for kitchen gadgets. They look useful but I never get...

Up until a few years ago I didn’t know what base layers were. I layered up in winter with vest tops and t-shirts and wondered why the layers weren’t keeping me warm. When I did finally discover that base layers existed, I became duly obsessed. I’ve...

* I bought all these snazzy base layers myself except for those from Burnt Custard, they sent me a free sample to try out. Nevertheless, my opinion of them is mine alone.* Want to read an updated base layer review post for the 2018/2019 winter season? Check out my...